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here · adverb

/hɪr/Full view

here (THIS PLACE)

A1 in the place where you are

Dictionary examples:

Does Jane live near here?

Come here!

I've lived here for about two years.

The river is only a mile from here.

Come here - I have something to show you.

It says here that she was born in 1984.

Learner example:

He live[s] in Galicia, but now he's here in Cambridge to study English. (Skills for Life (Entry 1); A1; Italian)

here (GIVING)

A2 used when you are giving someone something

Dictionary examples:

Here's a present for you.

"Can I borrow a pen?" "Sure. Here you are/go."

Learner example:

Dear Jo, Here is some information about the art class. (Key English Test; A2; Catalan)

here you are/here it is, etc.

A2 used when you see someone or something you have been looking for or waiting for

Dictionary examples:

Here she is at last.

Here's our bus.

I think I lost my watch - oh, here it is.

here (AT THIS POINT)

B2 at this point in a discussion or piece of writing

Dictionary example:

I don't have time here to go into all the details.

Learner example:

My idea here is to highlight the fact that computers are going to control our lives. (First Certificate in English; B2; French)

here and there

B2 in several different places or directions but without any pattern

Dictionary example:

Tall trees were growing here and there.

Learner example:

A lot of people rushed here and there. (First Certificate in English; B2; German)